MiniatureWargaming - A Torrent of Steel Modern Rules

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A Torrent of Steel Modern Rules

A Torrent of Steel is a set of rules for 1/300 late 20th Century wargames. The author writes:

Inspired by a revival in interest in 1/300th armour at my local club, and the realisation that the late 20th Century is now a valid wargaming period, AToS was born to allow large battles to be fought in relatively short periods.
So far, actions in the Yom Kippur War and a putative Soviet invasion of West Germany c. 1985 have been fought, and the results have been pleasing.

There is nothing particularly radical about the game mechanisms. They work on the well-tried �fistful of dice� principle. Morale is kept as simple as possible and technical complexity is kept as low as possible without sacrificing the essential flavour of the period.

I estimate that one player will be able to control upwards of 50 models. Whether your vehicles are based, e.g.. for Corps Commander or similar, or left unbased, is immaterial. Either will work with the rules

These rules were designed to be easily learned and fast play. There is enough detail to satisfy the expert without blinding the beginner with science. I hope you enjoy them.

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About the Miniature Wargaming Hobby

Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.

The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.

Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.

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Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.